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Lost Recipes: Grandma's Delights

Welcome back to part three of our four-part series where we explore the lost recipes that readers submitted to the Montgomery Advertiser in 1940. We're excited to share with you more of these delicious and memorable treats that we've discovered. If you happen to come across a recipe that has been passed down to you, we'd love to see you try making it and share a photo or video with us at sheupel@gannett.com.

Devil's Food Cake by Mrs. W. A. Goolsby

This heavenly cake recipe calls for a cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 4 egg yolks, 3 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, a cup of sour milk, a cup of boiling water, 2 teaspoons of cocoa, a teaspoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of vanilla. Start by mixing cocoa with boiling water, then add baking soda. Cream the shortening, add sugar, and beat until fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla, then beat the mixture again. Add baking powder to sifted white flour and then slowly mix it with sour milk. After, add the chocolate mixture to it and then slowly add stiffly beaten egg whites, folding them into the mixture. Do not beat again. Pour it into three oiled layer cake tins and once baked, ice the cakes with white icing.

Southern-style Chicken Pot Pie by Mrs. J. Bolling Hall

This recipe for a truly Southern chicken pot pie with a biscuit crust is hearty and worth the effort. Though it's not a quick recipe, it asks for a fresh chicken, preferably a "nice fat hen." Start by preparing the chicken which takes several steps. Once cooked and deboned, cut the chicken into small pieces, and make a rich gravy with flour, a little water, butter, milk, boiled eggs, salt, and pepper. Once done, line a deep pan with biscuit dough and pour the chicken gravy mixture into it. Use more biscuit dough to make a top crust on the pan, and bake until the biscuit crust is browned.

Brunswick Stew by Mrs. W. C. Wingard

This recipe makes a large pot of stew and calls for four cans of tomatoes, 3 cans of corn, 1 can of okra, 3 pounds of Irish potatoes, 2 pounds of onion, 1 chicken, 1 and a half pounds of ground beef or pork, a stick of butter, chicken stock, red pepper, black pepper, and salt. Start by cooking the chicken until it's tender, then remove the bones. Cook and mash the potatoes, brown the ground beef and drain it, chop and cook the onions. Combine all ingredients and cook for about two hours, stirring constantly until thickened.

Bacon and Vegetable Medley by Mrs. R. E. Mathews

This recipe by Mrs. R. E. Mathews is a fantastic vegetable medley with bacon, featuring a quarter pound of bacon, a pound of new Irish potatoes, a pound of fresh snap beans, a lemon, and two pounds of hard green cabbage. Start by placing the bacon in a pot with three cups of water. Then, place whole beans in with potatoes on top. Cook slowly for an hour, sprinkle with salt and pepper and then remove the potatoes. Cut the cabbage into thick slices and place them lengthwise on the beans in the pot. Squeeze half of a lemon over the cabbage, then cook for 25 minutes or until tender. Arrange the vegetables on a platter, being careful not to break the cabbage, and place beans around in border form and potatoes in the center.

Onion Soup by Grace Thompson

If you're a fan of onion soup, this quick recipe is for you. You'll need a cup of minced onions, 3 tablespoons of butter, 3 tablespoons of flour, 2 bouillon cubes, 2 cups of boiling water, a cup of milk and a quarter teaspoon of salt. Brown the onions in butter until caramelized and then remove the pan from the heat. Add the salt and flour and stir until blended. Combine bouillon cubes and the hot water, and stir until cubes are dissolved. Add the bouillon water to the onion mixture, cook and stir constantly until thickened, then add milk. Heat to boiling and serve immediately.

If the doesn't delight all your senses, we don't know what will. If you try one of these recipes, don't forget to send us a photo and share how it went. Email it to Montgomery Advertiser reporter Shannon Heupel at sheupel@gannett.com, titled "Lost Recipes."

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